Patents by Inventor Daniel Smith
Daniel Smith has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 12387089Abstract: A distributed deep neural net (DNN) utilizing a distributed, tile-based architecture includes multiple chips, each with a central processing element, a global memory buffer, and a plurality of additional processing elements. Each additional processing element includes a weight buffer, an activation buffer, and vector multiply-accumulate units to combine, in parallel, the weight values and the activation values using stationary data flows.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: August 12, 2025Assignee: Nvidia Corp.Inventors: Yakun Shao, Rangharajan Venkatesan, Miaorong Wang, Daniel Smith, William James Dally, Joel Emer, Stephen W. Keckler, Brucek Khailany
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Patent number: 12380290Abstract: Disclosed ae fabric-based radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and methods of manufacture. The method is characterized by forming a knitted fabric from at least one primary non-conductive fiber and a secondary conductive fiber, wherein the secondary conductive fiber is distributed within the knitted fabric to form a plurality of dipole antennas; integrating an RFID inlay with each of the plurality of dipole antennas to form pairs of inlays and antennas; and, cutting the knitted fabric to separate each of the pairs of inlays and antennas into individual RFID tags. The RFID inlay comprises an RFID integrated circuit (IC) and a loop antenna on a substrate; the RFID inlay is positioned on the fabric-based antenna such that the loop antenna is inductively coupled to a dipole antenna.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: SML BRAND IDENTIFICATION SOLUTIONS LIMITEDInventors: Mohammed Ramzan, Daniel Smith
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Patent number: 12370699Abstract: A system is disclosed for providing dynamic vacuum control to an end effector of an articulated arm. The system includes a first vacuum source for providing a first vacuum pressure with a first maximum air flow rate, and a second vacuum source for providing a second vacuum pressure with a second maximum air flow rate, wherein the second vacuum pressure is higher than the first vacuum pressure and wherein the second maximum air flow rate is greater than the first maximum air flow rate.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Kevin Ahearn, Benjamin Cohen, Michael Dawson-Haggerty, Christopher Geyer, Thomas Koletschka, Kyle Maroney, Matthew T. Mason, Gene Temple Price, Joseph Romano, Daniel Smith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prasanna Velagapudi, Thomas Allen
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Publication number: 20250237268Abstract: A first embodiment of a torque tube coupler may include an outer body that includes a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface adjacent to the first abutting surface. Set screws may be inserted into one or more channels of the first abutting surface. Tightening the set screws may force the abutting surfaces away from each other and the outer body to press against an inner surface of a torque tube. Another embodiment of the torque tube coupler may include a central ring sized based on a size of a torque tube. The torque tube coupler may also include a set of fingers that extend away from a first side of the central ring and are shaped to flex radially outward. The torque tube coupler may include a core disposed within the set of fingers that, when drawn towards the central ring, causes the fingers to flex radially outwards.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2025Publication date: July 24, 2025Inventors: Lucas Creasy, Nikhil Kumar, James Fusaro, Kenyon Bradley, Daniel Smith
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Patent number: 12365100Abstract: A system including a programmable motion device and an end effector for grasping objects to be moved by the programmable motion device is disclosed. The system includes a vacuum source that provides a high flow vacuum such that an object may be grasped at an end effector opening while permitting a substantial flow of air through the opening, and a dead-head limitation system for limiting any effects of dead-heading on the vacuum source in the event that a flow of air to the vacuum source is interrupted.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Kevin Ahearn, John Richard Amend, Jr., Benjamin Cohen, Michael Dawson-Haggerty, William Hartman Fort, Christopher Geyer, Jennifer Eileen King, Thomas Koletschka, Michael Cap Koval, Kyle Maroney, Matthew T. Mason, William Chu-Hyon McMahan, Gene Temple Price, Joseph Romano, Daniel Smith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prasanna Velagapudi, Thomas Allen
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Patent number: 12350713Abstract: A drop perception system is disclosed that includes an open housing structure having an internal volume, an open top and an open bottom, and a plurality of perception units positioned to capture perception data within the internal volume at a plurality of locations between the open top and the open bottom of the open housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2023Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Kevin Ahearn, Benjamin Cohen, Michael Dawson-Haggerty, Christopher Geyer, Thomas Koletschka, Kyle Maroney, Matthew T. Mason, Gene Temple Price, Joseph Romano, Daniel Smith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prasanna Velagapudi, Thomas Allen
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Patent number: 12341630Abstract: A method operable by a communication network gateway for providing communication services includes (a) supporting respective communication links with a plurality of communication service providers, (b) supporting a plurality of virtual local area networks (VLANs), (c) associating each virtual local area network (VLAN) with a respective communication service provider of the plurality of communication service providers, and (d) routing data between each VLAN and the respective communication link of the respective communication service provider associated with the VLAN.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2024Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Chad Riland, Rob Alderfer, Dennis Alan Brown, Jane Keys, John C. Bahr, Thomas Holtzman Williams, Derek DiGiacomo, Austin Ralph Pahl, Mark Davies, Yuan Tian, Darshak Thakore, David Daniel Smith
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Patent number: 12337353Abstract: An automated shuttle sorter is disclosed that includes a carriage that is movable from a load position at which the carriage may be loaded, and at least two destination locations into which any contents of the carriage may be provided from the carriage.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2023Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Kevin Ahearn, Benjamin Cohen, Michael Dawson-Haggerty, Christopher Geyer, Thomas Koletschka, Kyle Maroney, Matthew T. Mason, Gene Temple Price, Joseph Romano, Daniel Smith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prasanna Velagapudi, Thomas Allen
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Patent number: 12331789Abstract: A torque tube coupler may include an outer body that includes a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface adjacent to the first abutting surface. Set screws may be inserted into one or more channels of the first abutting surface. Tightening the set screws may force the abutting surfaces away from each other and the outer body to press against an inner surface of a torque tube. Another embodiment of the torque tube coupler may include a central ring sized based on a size of a torque tube. The torque tube coupler may also include a set of fingers that extend away from a first side of the central ring and are shaped to flex radially outward. The torque tube coupler may include a core disposed within the set of fingers that, when drawn towards the central ring, causes the fingers to flex radially outwards.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2024Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: ARRAY TECH, INC.Inventors: Lucas Creasy, Nikhil Kumar, James Fusaro, Kenyon Bradley, Daniel Smith
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Publication number: 20250174770Abstract: Systems and methods of the various embodiments may provide device architectures for batteries. In various embodiments, these may be primary or secondary batteries. In various embodiments these devices may be useful for energy storage. Various embodiments may provide a battery including an Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) electrode, an Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) electrode, a metal electrode; and an electrolyte separating the ORR electrode and the OER electrode from the metal electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2024Publication date: May 29, 2025Inventors: Eric WEBER, Mitchell Terrance WESTWOOD, Rachel Elizabeth MUMMA, Alexander H. SLOCUM, Liang SU, Jarrod David MILSHTEIN, William Henry WOODFORD, Yet-Ming CHIANG, Mateo Cristian JARAMILLO, Ian Salmon MCKAY, Fikile BRUSHETT, Helen Van BENCHOTEN, Tristan GILBERT, Nicholas Reed PERKINS, Joseph Anthony PANTANO, Weston SMITH, Kristen CARLISLE, Isabella CARUSO, Benjamin Thomas HULTMAN, Annelise Christine THOMPSON, Danielle SMITH, Vladimir TARASOV, Katherine HARTMAN, Andrew Haynes LIOTTA, Onur TALU, Marc-Antoni GOULET, Rupak CHAKRABORTY, Florian WEHNER, Bradley MILESON, Alexandra ROUSSEAU
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Publication number: 20250163845Abstract: An internal combustion rotary engine comprising a housing, at least one sun wheel centered about the central axis and positioned within one of at least one cylindrical compartment of the housing, and including a sun wheel circumference and at least one semicylindrical receptable defined along the sun wheel circumference, at least one lobe extending from an inner cylindrical surface of the compartment, and at least one planet wheel received in the at least one semicylindrical receptable of the sun wheel. The at least one planet wheel may be configured to engage the inner cylindrical surface of the cylindrical compartment and include at least one indentation configured to be received by the at least one lobe when the at least one planet wheel rotates along the inner cylindrical surface. Air intake and compression as well as combustion and exhaust may be performed within the same or different compartments of the at least one cylindrical compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2024Publication date: May 22, 2025Inventors: Timothy Smith, Daniel Smith, Matthew Smith
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Patent number: 12297046Abstract: A method of processing objects using a programmable motion device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of perceiving identifying indicia representative of an identity of a plurality of objects and directing the plurality of objects toward an input area from at least one input conveyance system, acquiring an object from the plurality of objects at the input area using an end effector of the programmable motion device, and moving the acquired object toward an identified processing location using the programmable motion device. The identified processing location is associated with the identifying indicia and the identified processing location is provided as one of a plurality of processing locations along a first direction. The step of moving the acquired object includes moving the programmable motion device along a second direction that is substantially parallel with the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2023Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Kevin Ahearn, John Richard Amend, Jr., Benjamin Cohen, Michael Dawson-Haggerty, William Hartman Fort, Christopher Geyer, Victoria Hinchey, Jennifer Eileen King, Thomas Koletschka, Michael Cap Koval, Kyle Maroney, Matthew T. Mason, William Chu-Hyon McMahan, Gene Temple Price, Joseph Romano, Daniel Smith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prasanna Velagapudi, Thomas Allen
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Patent number: 12286310Abstract: A processing system is disclosed for processing objects. The processing system includes a perception system for providing perception data regarding an object, and a primary transport system for providing transport of the object along a primary direction toward a processing location that is identified based on the perception data.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Kevin Ahearn, Benjamin Cohen, Michael Dawson-Haggerty, Christopher Geyer, Thomas Koletschka, Kyle Maroney, Matthew T. Mason, Gene Temple Price, Joseph Romano, Daniel Smith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prasanna Velagapudi, Thomas Allen
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Patent number: 12282321Abstract: A processing system for processing objects using a programmable motion device is disclosed. The processing system includes a perception unit for perceiving identifying indicia representative of an identity of a plurality of objects received from an input conveyance system, and an acquisition system for acquiring an object from the plurality of objects at an input area using an end effector of the programmable motion device. The programmable motion device is adapted for assisting in the delivery of the object to an identified processing location. The identified processing location is associated with the identifying indicia and the identified processing location is provided as one of a plurality of processing locations. The system also includes a delivery system for receiving the object in a carrier and for delivering the object toward the identified processing location.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Kevin Ahearn, John Richard Amend, Jr., Benjamin Cohen, Michael Dawson-Haggerty, William Hartman Fort, Christopher Geyer, Jennifer Eileen King, Thomas Koletschka, Michael Cap Koval, Kyle Maroney, Matthew T. Mason, William Chu-Hyon Mcmahan, Gene Temple Price, Joseph Romano, Daniel Smith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prasanna Velagapudi, Thomas Allen
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Publication number: 20250116006Abstract: The following disclosure relates to electrolysis systems having an electrolysis cell stack and a fluids processing system (e.g., an oxygen and water gas separator). In certain examples, a portion of the fluids processing system is configured to operate at a reduced (lower) pressure than the electrolysis cell stack within the electrochemical processing system through the use of a recovery turbine positioned between the electrolysis cell stack and the oxygen and water gas separator along a fluids transfer line, wherein the recovery turbine is configured to reduce a pressure within the fluids transfer line from an elevated pressure at the electrolysis cell stack to the lower pressure at the separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2023Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Curt C. EBNER, James Daniel SMITH
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Publication number: 20250100379Abstract: A modular programmable widget for a vehicle includes a front housing and a back housing defining an enclosure; one or more physical controls provided on a front face of the enclosure; a contact pad exposed by the enclosure for electrical connection to a dock, the contact pad providing for transmission of data and power between the modular programmable widget and the dock; and one or more features for mechanical connection and securing of the modular programmable widget to the dock.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Michael Harmon, Rowell Dizon, Justin Yang, Bradford Zercoe, Eryu Shi, Daniel Smith, Shane Patton
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Publication number: 20250103180Abstract: A physical toggle button located in a cabin of a vehicle receives input indicating a change in state of the physical toggle button from a first mode in which a plurality of functions of smart home devices are set to a first state to a second mode in which the plurality of functions of the smart home devices are set to a second state. Using a telematics control module of the vehicle, a state change request is sent indicating the change in state to a cloud service maintaining a function mapping including information for setting the plurality of functions between the first state and the second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Michael John Harmon, Rowell Dizon, Justin Yang, Bradford Zercoe, Eryu Shi, Daniel Smith, Shane Patton
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Publication number: 20250107026Abstract: A dock for receiving modular programmable widgets includes a body defining a securing channel for receiving the modular programmable widgets, the securing channel being sized to conform with a profile of an attachment body of the rear of the modular programmable widgets; a plurality of dock connectors configured to receive contact pads of the modular programmable widgets; and locators defined by the securing channel into the securing channel to aid in placement of the modular programmable widgets in positions where the contact pads of the modular programmable widgets are aligned with one of the dock connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Michael John Harmon, Rowell Dizon, Justin Yang, Bradford Zercoe, Eryu Shi, Daniel Smith, Shane Patton
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Patent number: 12258223Abstract: A storage, retrieval and processing system for processing objects is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2024Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Kevin Ahearn, John Richard Amend, Jr., Benjamin Cohen, Michael Dawson-Haggerty, William Hartman Fort, Christopher Geyer, Victoria Hinchey, Jennifer Eileen King, Thomas Koletschka, Michael Cap Koval, Kyle Maroney, Matthew T. Mason, William Chu-Hyon McMahan, Gene Temple Price, Joseph Romano, Daniel Smith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prasanna Velagapudi, Thomas Allen
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Patent number: 12252340Abstract: An object processing system is disclosed that includes a plurality of track sections, and a plurality of remotely actuatable carriers for controlled movement along at least portions of the plurality of track sections, each of the actuatable carriers being instructed at any time to move a limited number of track section only.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Kevin Ahearn, John Richard Amend, Jr., Benjamin Cohen, Michael Dawson-Haggerty, William Hartman Fort, Christopher Geyer, Jennifer Eileen King, Thomas Koletschka, Michael Cap Koval, Kyle Maroney, Matthew T. Mason, William Chu-Hyon McMahan, Gene Temple Price, Joseph Romano, Daniel Smith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prasanna Velagapudi, Thomas Allen